2025 Player Spotlight: Getting to Know Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes RG/DT-Wyatt Keefer

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Daniel Reed | May 27, 2025

Wyatt Keefer
Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes
Class Of: 2026
Position(s): RG/DT
Jersey Number: 75
Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 305lbs
Other Sports: N/A
Notable Awards or Recognitions: 2x All-State Selection
Offer Sheet: Offer from Lackawanna College
Twitter: @wyattkeefer75
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Coach Says: Wyatt is Big and Athletic. He is a 4-year starter at RG and DT, Our BigMan was the 2024 Skook OLPOY.

What is the best part of being a student-athlete for the Hurricanes ?
When I play football, I know it’s important to keep my grades up, work hard in the classroom and on the field.

Why do you play football ?
Because I love the game.

How long have you been playing football(any level) ?
10 years

It’s Gameday! What are you looking forward to the most ?
Taking the field with my teammates and winning the game.

Of all the road games you have played, which stadium had the best overall atmosphere, along with what made it so good ?
Blue Mountain

If the game is on the line, do you want to be on offense or defense ? Explain:
Offense, because we rarely get stopped.

As an athlete, what has been your biggest achievement ?
When I achieved First Team All-State two years in a row.

What was the high point of the 2024 season ?
Winning 11 games in a row.

What are your goals for the 2025 season ?
Go undefeated and make a deep run in the state playoffs.

What are you going to miss the most from the class of 2025 ?
The energy they brought and how easy it made my job because they were so good.

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like the most, and why ?
I would say my dad and my mom, because they really have been there my whole life and they are like a cheat sheet when it comes to life.

Who is your favorite sports star and why ?
I would say TJ Watt, because he is the best defensive player in the NFL and no one can stop him.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most ? Explain:
I would say when we scored on the last play of the game vs Nativity and won 29-28.

Who is the best player(s) you have ever lined up against and what team did they play for ?
Alex Achenbach is the best player I ever versed because he was so shifty and you couldn’t tackle him in space.

What stadium, (HS/College/Pro) would you love to visit for a game ?
I love the atmosphere of Penn State and the stadium so probably there.

What is your favorite Pro Sports team(any sport) ? Explain:
The Steelers, liked them for a while and Penn State.

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why ?
My favorite game was when we beat Minersville 72-52 the past season.

What sports movie could you watch every day if you had to pick one, and why ?
I would say Remember the Titans.

Name one thing you’d love to do in football that may never happen ?
Run the ball for a touchdown.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Basketball or Baseball

What is your most embarrassing sports moment ?
When I fell down running out before the game.

When you aren’t playing, practicing, or training for sports, what is your go to activity, and why?
Fishing or hanging out with my friends.

Which one, Sheetz, Wawa, or Rutters ? Explain:
Sheetz, because they do it the best.

What is your favorite vacation destination ?
My Cabin, because I love to fish and hunt up there.

If you were handed a lot of money, what would be the first thing you would do with it ?
Save it up and buy a nice house with it.

Tell us something that you have a fear of ?
I hate spiders with a passion.

Favorite Fast Food/Burger place and why ?
Big Mac from McDonald’s

Have you ever been to a professional sports game, which ones ?
I went to see the Steelers beat the Rams in 2019.

NBA, NHL, MLB, NCAAF, NFL, Which league is the best and why ?
I like watching NCAA the best because, I think it’s more fun to watch.

What is your favorite video game, on mobile and or console ?
College Football 25

What toppings go on your favorite pizza ?
Pepperoni

Favorite School Subject ?
American Government

Favorite Band/Musician ?
Alice and Chains

Airplane, Boat, or Vehicle(motorcycles included), how would you travel and to where ?
I would take a airplane and go to Canada and fish for Pike.

Name one thing in life(NOT SPORTS RELATED) you would like to achieve:
I would like to achieve having a family and living in a nice house and not worry about money.

Location you think would be the best place to live(ie: island, mountains, city, etc) ? Explain why:
Mountains, because there is so much to experience and I like to hunt and fish.

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